Lawan berat menunggu bosss... Inter, Madrid, atau Munich ?
upsss, .... --- In [email protected], indah larasati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Liverpool ease through in Eindhoven > Goals by Ryan Babel, Albert Riera and David N'Gog took Liverpool FC > comfortably into the UEFA Champions League first knockout round as the > winners of Group D and left PSV Eindhoven languishing at the bottom of > the table with only three points. > > PSV ahead > The > first half was a relatively even affair but the home side took the lead > on 36 minutes, Danko Lazoviæ sidefooting in after Liverpool failed to > clear a corner. Unfortunately for the Dutch champions they could not > maintain the advantage for long, former AFC Ajax striker Babel heading > in on the stroke of half-time. A fabulous long-range strike by Riera > put Rafael Benítez's men in the driving seat and N'Gog's composed > finish put the matter beyond doubt. > > Slow start > Neither > side was able to gain the upper hand in the early exchanges, with the > flow of the game often interrupted by fouls. Robbie Keane, desperate to > impress Rafael Benítez, often dropped deep looking for the ball but his > efforts were to little avail. The first opening of any note came after > 15 minutes, PSV captain Timmy Simons firing in a rising drive from the > edge of the box that Diego Cavalieri, on his UEFA Champions League > debut, parried to safety. With half an hour gone the game was still > lacking momentum with PSV struggling, and the visitors reluctant, to > break the contest open. > > Lazoviæ strikes > Then, > out of nothing, Huub Stevens' side conjured a goal nine minutes before > the interval. Balázs Dzsudzsák curled in his side's first corner of the > evening from the right, and Javier Mascherano's headed clearance > cannoned off Dirk Marcellis into the path of Lazoviæ. The Serbian > striker kept a cool head and stroked the ball through Cavalieri's legs > from close range to give his side a somewhat unexpected lead. > > Babel equalises > N'Gog had a decent chance to > level matters just before the break, but his free header from Andrea > Dossena's cross was straight at Andreas Isaksson, who held it > comfortably. Immediately after, his striking partner Ryan Babel showed > him the way by rising among a crowd of players to nod Lucas's free-kick > down past Isaksson for the equaliser. > > Magnificent Riera > The > second period was much more lively, with the Merseysid outfit creating > two chances in quick succession. Babel's low centre was whipped off > Keane's toe by Simons inside the box, then N'Gog was stopped by a fine > sliding interception from Carlos Salcido. Otman Bakkal had a firm drive > from a distance saved by Cavalieri just before the hour and PSV > threatened again when Álvaro Arbeloa almost headed Dzsudzsák's cross > into his own net. Yet it was the visitors who struck on 68 minutes, > Riera firing in a magnificent swerving effort from all of 30 metres. > > Clinical N'Gog > PSV > immediately brought on Danny Koevermans to bolster the attack, but it > was a defender, Marcellis, who came close, hitting the outside of the > post with 15 minutes remaining. Soon after it was all over, though, > N'Gog running clear and beat Isaksson with a confident low finish, > denying the Eindhoven side the consolation of a UEFA Cup place. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
